Dallas vs. New York
Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1244
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 15.6% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 5.9%.
Dallas's median $103,260 buys $100,200 at national prices (price parity 103.1); New York's $119,390 buys $106,100 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Dallas.
| Dallas | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 11,740 | 17,690 | +50.7% |
| 10th percentile | $66,780 | $75,810 | +13.5% |
| 25th percentile | $80,990 | $95,980 | +18.5% |
| Median | $103,260 | $119,390 | +15.6% |
| 75th percentile | $130,470 | $142,410 | +9.2% |
| 90th percentile | $158,120 | $171,470 | +8.4% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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